By:
Blamey Kekeli/IGNews/VR/Ho
The Volta Regional Director for the
department of Agriculture, Delali Nutsukpo has charged stakeholders in the
region to educate and empower women to get involved in agriculture so as to
boost food crop production.
He made this revelation at a consultative
forum of the Volta Regional Department of Agriculture as part of their
development processes to review some operational policies and also map out
measures to ensure massive boost in the sector.
According to Mr. Nutsukpo, the
agricultural sector has made stringent efforts to promote sustainable and
thriving agribusiness through research and technology development, effective
extension of support services to farmers, processors and traders for improved
livelihood in the region.
He noted
that, though his office was able to mobilize efforts to improve food crop
production in the region over the years; there is the need to involve the
contribution of women in the sector.
He observed that, women in
the region lack ample empowerment and education which will entice them to work
in the Agriculture sector hence the decline in their numbers and interest towards
agriculture.
He further called on women in
the region to join the sector and append their contributions toward the growth
and development of the Agriculture.
He however stated that, his ministry has partnered
the Canadian government to rally a sum total of GHC2.5million funds to support
women who are ready to enter into agriculture to boost crop productions in the
region as he is confident that when women are given the opportunity to
contribute in the agricultural sector in the region, they
will record massive economic boost.
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